A fundamental principle of good governance is that those in public office should be accountable to citizens for their performance. In the Bank's Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy, this is the "domestic demand for accountability." A key question for donors is how to support the development of this capacity. On January 29, 2009, Charles Griffin (World Bank) and Courtney Tolmie (Results for Development Institute) presented an overview of the lessons learned and findings of the first phase of the Transparency and Accountability Program Grants Program as part of the Human Development Network Chief Economist Seminar Series at the World Bank. This seminar began with what we have learned from the program and themes emerging from the cross-country work, and concluded with a discussion of how collaboration with World Bank sector specialists and economists, as well as PREM economists, might contribute to the quality and impact of the grantees' work while contributing to more robust Bank analytical products (such as PERs, sector reports, and projects).
